We develop macromolecular science and engineering techniques to construct well-defined materials for application in life-like complex systems
Dr Alexander Cook
2021 - Present Senior Postdoctoral Researcher/Marie Curie Fellow (Tu/e, Netherlands)
2020 - 2021 Scientist (eTheRNA Immunotherapies, Belgium)
2018 - 2020 Marie Curie Fellow (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy)
2013 - 2018 MSc + PhD Student (University of Warwick, UK)
2009 - 2012 BSc Chemistry (Imperial College, UK)
Alexander is a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology with Professor Jan van Hest. Previously, he worked with Professor Paolo Decuzzi at the Italian Institute of Technology, and spent a period as scientist at the biotech eTheRNA Immunotherapies. He has a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Warwick where he worked on branched polymer architectures for RNA delivery in collaboration with Syngenta. From 2022 he is a member of the Early Career Advisory Board of the journal ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
Awards:
2022 - Early career advisory board member ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
2020 - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship (175,572 EUR)
2020 - Marie Curie fellow of the week
2018 - CAS SciFinder Future Leaders Award
2018 - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Cofund Fellowship (252,000 EUR)
2017 - Armourers & Brasiers' Gauntlet Trust Bursary (200 GBP)
2016 - Society of Chemical Industry Messel Bursary (850 GBP)
2014 - Syngenta Industrial Collaboration PhD Scholarship,
2014 - Department of Chemistry Award (Highest grade in MSc)
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